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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nīþijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *nīþą (hate, envy, malice) + *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniː.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*nīþijaną[1]

  1. to revile
  2. to despise

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *nīþijan
    • Old English: nīþan
    • Old Saxon: *nīthian
      • Middle Low German: nīden
    • Old Dutch: nīthen
      • Middle Dutch: niden
    • Old High German: nīden
      • Middle High German: nīden
  • Old Norse: níða
    • Icelandic: níða

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*nīþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 288
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